Researchers say estrogen can kill breast cancer cells once fueled by the hormone
6th Dec 2005, 21:40 GMT
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers say some breast cancer cells once fueled by estrogen can be killed by the same hormone. This raises the possibility that estrogen therapy after estrogen deprivation may overcome the cells' eventual resistance to hormone therapy.
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